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Title: Dear Colleague Letter - Program Director, Division of Civil,
Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), Civil Infrastructure
Systems (CIS) Program (Open Until Filled) (cmmi14002)
Date: 4/28/2014
CMMI 14-002
Dear Colleague Letter - Program Director, Division of Civil,
Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), Civil Infrastructure
Systems (CIS) Program (Open Until Filled)
April 23, 2014
Dear Colleague:
The Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
announces a nationwide search to fill the Program Director position
for the Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) Program. The National
Science Foundation (NSF) Program Directors are in charge of specific
research areas. They solicit, receive and review research and
education proposals, make funding recommendations and administer
awards. They are also responsible for interaction with other Federal
agencies, forming and guiding interagency collaborations, and for
service to Foundation-wide activities.
Formal consideration of interested applications will begin May 15,
2014 and will continue until a selection is made.
NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out
the Foundation's overall mission to support innovative and
merit-evaluated activities in fundamental research and education that
contribute to the nation's technological strength, security and
welfare. The positions require a commitment to high standards of
intellectualism and ethical conduct, a considerable breadth of
interest, receptivity to new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good
judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity.
The Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program supports research
leading to the engineering of infrastructure systems for resilience
and sustainability without excluding other key performance issues.
Areas of interest include intra- and inter-physical, information and
behavioral dependencies of infrastructure systems, infrastructure
management, construction engineering, and transportation systems.
Special emphasis is on the design, construction, operation, and
improvement of infrastructure networks with a focus on systems
engineering and design, performance management, risk analysis,
life-cycle analysis, modeling and simulation, behavioral and social
considerations not excluding other methodological areas or the
integration of methods. The successful candidate will demonstrate
in-depth understanding of systems engineering as applied to civil
infrastructure systems, including the built environment-building
systems, transportation systems, communication systems and public
utility systems-and covering the life cycle of these systems from
design through construction, operation, repair and maintenance, and
removal/replacement. The program is highly multidisciplinary,
participating in several cross-cutting initiatives both within NSF and
across the Federal government. Thus, experience with
multidisciplinary research is desired. The incumbent is expected to
work closely with the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and
Economic Sciences and the Directorate for Computer and Information
Science and Engineering and should have experience working both
independently and in diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
Persons wishing to apply for this position are referred to the
Divisional web page, [1]http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=CMMI, for
a description of the program. These persons are also encouraged to
contact the current Program Director, who is identified on the program
web page, for more information.
Qualifications of a successful candidate include a PhD. degree in an
appropriate field plus after award of the PhD, six years or more of
successful research, research administration, and/or managerial
experience pertinent to the position. The position requires effective
oral and written communication skills, and familiarity with NSF
programs and activities is highly desirable. The incumbent is expected
to function effectively, both as individual within the specific NSF
program and as a member of crosscutting and interactive teams. The
incumbent must also demonstrate a capability to work across government
agencies to promote NSF activities and to leverage program funds
through interagency collaborations.
The Program Director position recruited under this announcement may be
filled under one of the following appointment options:
Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment: Individuals eligible
for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of State
and local government agencies or institutions of higher education,
Indian tribal governments, and other eligible organizations in
instances where such assignments would be of mutual benefit to the
organizations involved. Initial assignments under IPA provisions may
be made for a period up to two years, with a possible extension for up
to an additional two-year period. The individual remains an employee
of the home institution and NSF provides the negotiated funding toward
the assignee's salary and benefits. Initial IPA assignments are made
for a one-year period and may be extended by mutual agreement. For
additional information regarding IPA positions, please visit the NSF
website at: [2]http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/ipa.jsp.
Visiting Scientist Appointment: Appointment to this position will be
made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. Visiting Scientists
are on non-paid leave status from their home institutions and placed
on the NSF payroll. NSF withholds Social Security taxes and pays the
home institution's contributions to maintain retirement and fringe
benefits (i.e., health benefits and life insurance), either directly
to the home institutions or to the carrier. Appointments are usually
made for a one-year period and may be extended for an additional year
by mutual agreement.
For additional information on NSF's rotational programs, please see
"Programs for Scientists, Engineers, and Educators" on the NSF website
at [3]http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/.
Applications will be accepted from US Citizens. Recent changes in
Federal Appropriations Law require Non-Citizens to meet certain
eligibility criteria to be considered. Therefore, Non-Citizens must
certify eligibility by signing and attaching this [4]Citizenship
Affidavit to their application. Non-citizens who do not provide the
affidavit at the time of application will be considered for IPA only.
Applicants should indicate in their cover letter that they are
applying to the CIS program. Should you or your colleagues be
interested in this position, please email a current CV accompanied by
a cover letter highlighting the background that specifically relates
to the program objectives to:
CMMI Program Director Search Committee
Dr. George A. Hazelrigg
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Directorate for Engineering
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone no.: 703-292-7068
Email: [5]ghazelri@nsf.gov
NSF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO EMPLOYING
A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION
References
1. http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=CMMI
2. http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/ipa.jsp
3. http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/
4. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/forms/affidavit_eligibility_of_employment.pdf
5. mailto:ghazelri@nsf.gov